Name of the educational program

Turkology

Field of education

8D022 Arts and Humanitarian sciences

Direction of preparation

8D022 Humanitarian sciences

Group of educational programs

D054 Turkology

Purpose

The purpose of the educational program is high-quality training of professional personnel for the scientific and educational sphere of higher educational institutions capable of:

- to interpret the basic theories, methodology and principles of research on modern problems of Turkology;

- to systematize and interpret scientific theories and concepts of modern research areas of Turkology in order to further apply this knowledge in the implementation of dissertation research;

- to carry out independent scientific research based on the material adequate to the object of research, the choice of methodology with a projection on the development of promising new areas of turkological science and publish the results of the research in journals with a high citation rating;

- to evaluate and determine the significance of a particular product of one's own and other scientific activities, to present and defend one's own scientific opinion in scientific discussions in a reasoned manner, using their working language.

Language of teaching

Kazakh, Russian, English

Amount of credits

180 academic credits

Academic degree assigned

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Learning outcomes

Apply new methods and new equipment in scientific experiments in the field of Turkology;

Apply fundamental, systemic knowledge in the field of Turkology, methods of teaching Turkological disciplines at the university (theoretical and methodological principles, conceptual and terminological apparatus of linguistics, literature and history of the Turkic peoples, current Turkological trends, modern approaches, trends and trends) within the framework of modern scientific paradigms of knowledge;

To conduct a critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis of new and complex ideas, problems, approaches and trends in the field of Turkic languages and literature, to apply at the reproductive and creative level basic knowledge in the field of modern problems of Turkology, the ability to use theoretical and methodological knowledge in research areas of Turkology in solving problems of their application in the field of science and education.

To interpret and generalize new methods in the research of modern Turkology, to integrate the knowledge of Turkological directions into research practice.

To conduct independent research in the field of ancient, medieval, modern and modern history of the Turkic peoples, to establish the relationship between a wide range of world Turkic institutes, applying these fundamental principles in practice.

Differentiate the priorities of educational and research activities, correlating their own scientific interests with social, ethnic values, the needs of production and society;

To build a research process on the topic of the dissertation; to present scientific results in a reasoned and reasonable manner for discussion in scientific discussions and publications in rating journals, international databases Thomson-Reuters or Scopus, as well as in national and international peer-reviewed publications.

To develop educational and methodological materials for conducting classes and extracurricular work on Turkological disciplines in higher education institutions using educational technologies and teaching methods based on their critical understanding;

Plan and conduct high-quality classes in higher education institutions using traditional, innovative, interactive, personality-oriented technologies of teaching methods and develop author's courses based on international educational standards

To present the results of educational and research activities in the form of scientific reports, articles, presentations at conferences, educational research and scientific projects, doctoral dissertations, etc.

To substantiate the methods used in scientific research, formulate scientific goals, tasks and find their solutions, integrate interdisciplinary knowledge into the research process on the problems of Turkology in order to describe and analyze modern research approaches.

To generate the acquired scientific knowledge into their own scientific research in the field of Turkic languages, literature, interethnic communication of the Turkic peoples, folklore.

For applicants

https://welcome.kaznu.kz/en/education_programs/doctorate/speciality/2226

Academic activity

The PhD level curriculum, including basic training courses and highly specialized elective courses, is conducted in Kazakh, Russian and English:

• ·        participation in academic projects of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University and individual research grants of the Faculty of Philology;
• ·        work in international laboratories under the guidance of well-known foreign researchers and leading scientists of the university;
• ·        master classes, lecture cycles, seminars of leading Kazakhstani and foreign researchers;
• ·        the opportunity to invite foreign researchers as co-leaders;
• ·        free access to the largest electronic library of national and foreign periodicals, dissertations, scientific citation indexes;
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Scientific activity

To implement the educational program, there is an opportunity to work together in the laboratories of the Faculty of Oriental Studies, the Center for the Study of Manuscripts, the Azerbaijan Center for Culture and History, the Centers of Arabic Studies and Irantology, the laboratory of manuscript examination. International, republican scientific and practical conferences are held annually. With the support of the UN Information Office in Kazakhstan and the UNESCO Cluster Office in Almaty, there are departments for determining the cultural values of tangible and intangible cultures.

International activity

As part of external academic mobility, students study at foreign universities for a semester or a year.

– University of Michigan (USA);

– University of London (Great Britain);

– Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika (Poland);

– University of Adam Mickiewicz (Poland);

– Ankara Üniversitesi (Turkey);

– Istanbul University (Turkey);

– Hacettepe Üniversitesi (Turkey)

– Lomonosov Moscow State University (Russia);

– St. Petersburg State University (Russia);

– Novosibirsk State University (Russia).

Quality assurance (Accreditation, rating, work with employers)

National accreditation - НААР, НКАОКА

According to the results of the rating of educational programs among the universities of the Republic of Kazakhstan takes the place:

IААР- 1

НКАОКА- 2

Recognized accreditation agencies:

Institute of Accreditation, Certification and Quality Assurance - ACQUIN

Employers are:

Scientific research institutes and scientific research organizations –

Alash History Research Center»,

«Association of sociologists of Kazakhstan»,

«Gylym Ordasy KN MON RK»,

«M.Auezov Institute of Literature and Art»,

Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan

International Institute of Modern Politics»,

A. Baitursynov Institute of Linguistics,

R.B. Suleimenov Institute of Oriental Studies